How do I use PBRS to export Power BI Reports & Dashboards and Power BI Service Paginated Reports to PowerPoint?

Looking for the analytical power of Power BI combined with the presentation features of PowerPoint? Export Power BI reports to Powerpoint & automatically send them in emails, or deliver them to any number of other destinations.

This article applies to:

  • Power BI Reports & Dashboards (Cloud - Power BI Service)
  • Power BI Paginated Reports (Cloud - Power BI Service)
  • Power BI Reports & Dashboards (On Premise - Power BI Report Server)

PowerPoint (*.pptx) outputs for Power BI Reports & Dashboards and Power BI Service Paginated Reports

Power BI and SSRS. Power Point format section in Destination Wizard in PBRS.

Format

The output format is selected as part of the Destinations setup for each destination type. The tab above can be found in the Destinations section of a schedule.

Options

Power BI and SSRS. Power Point format section in Destination Wizard in PBRS.
  • Use this option to select to export all pages or just a selection.

File Summary

Power BI and SSRS. Power Point format section in Destination Wizard in PBRS.
  • Determine file summary by filling in the required properties as illustrated above.
  • If properties are not filled in or are left blank, the original properties which exist in the exported report will be preserved. To overwrite these with a blank, enter a space in the field you wish to overwrite.

Naming

These options determine how the exported file will be named:

Power BI and SSRS. Power Point format section in Destination Wizard in PBRS.
  • Default Naming Convention: PBRS will name the output file in the following format: reportname.format extension, e.g. Catalog Report.pdf.
  • Customize the output file name: Choose your own filename or right-click and use the Insert Function to insert a value.
  • Customize output extension: Choose your own extension. This is useful for system integration. For example, the default extension for a character separated file is "CSV," but you can give your export an extension of "txt" so that the file can be read by another already existing system you may have. You may also right-click and use the Insert Function to insert a value.
  • Append date/time: This is useful for the following reasons:
    • If the filename is the same each time, and it is being exported to the same folder each time, then it will be overwritten by the latest one each time. By appending date and time to the filename, each file remains unique, and no files are overwritten.
    • You can track which reports ran and when they ran by looking at what the report is named.

Misc

Power BI and SSRS. Power Point format section in Destination Wizard in PBRS.
  • Compress (ZIP) Output: Zips the output. Ability to use .zip encryption as well.
  • Zip File Encryption: Check the option to encrypt and password protect the zip file.
  • Defer Delivery: The report will be generated at the scheduled time, but will not be delivered to the specified destination until later.

 

PowerPoint (*.pptx) outputs for Paginated Reports on Premise & SSRS

PowerPoint as an export format is currently not available for Paginates Reports on Premise & SSRS reports.